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I had so much fun putting the quiz together and doing all the research, and I’m really excited for the results presentation too! I think it’ll be nice to revisit some things you might have forgotten and learn a few new ones along the way.

I want everyone to submit pop because that way the alt voters will have no choice but to vote for pop (me)!!

Noted!

I tried to phrase the questions in a way that narrows down the possible answers as much as possible, especially with the letters, but if there happen to be other correct answers to any of them, I’ll accept them.

We've already got our first DM with answers! 😍

We have an alphabet quiz! Below you'll find 26 letters, each hiding something connected to the UK charts - an artist, song, album or group whose name/title begins with that letter. However, nine of the letters are missing. For the clues with a visible letter, simply work out the answer that begins with that letter. For the 9 additional clues at the bottom, you have two things to figure out: the answer itself and which of the missing letters it belongs to. Match each answer to the correct letter to complete the alphabet. Once you've solved as many as you can, send me your answers via DM as a list in alphabetical order, from A to Z. For each correct answer with a given letter, you'll receive 2 points, while a correct answer plus the correctly matched missing letter will earn you 4 points. Let the quiz begin! A - An artist whose sample returned them to the UK Top 10 after more than a decade. B - An artist whose UK No. 1 wasn't originally credited to them. C - A band with no UK Top 10 singles whose final chart hit peaked one place higher than their most-streamed song. D = ? E = ? F - An act whose hit was recorded without conventional instrumental accompaniment. G = ? H - A song that had three different versions in the UK Top 40 at the same time. I = ? J = ? K - An album that ends with a recording of the founder of an international spiritual movement. L – An artist whose first UK Number 1 followed a rise to fame through MySpace. M - A band that used a shortened version of its name when it first charted in the UK. N = ? O = ? P - A song by a group whose break-up was reportedly triggered by an argument over a jacket. Q - A song whose seemingly foreign title phrase can actually be traced back to medieval England. R - An artist who signed a four-album record deal as a teenager but left the label without ever releasing an album. S - A hit that featured a video game character in its artist credit. T - Despite more than 40 UK Top 75 singles, this artist never reached Number 1. U – A song that became associated with a so-called 'curse' because of events that coincided with its success. V - A song named after a friend of its writer who had been in trouble with the law, and which the following year reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart in a version by another artist. W = ? X = ? Y - A song that became the unofficial anthem of a national football team Z - An artist whose UK chart appearances all trace back to a career beyond music. ? = clues - A 2010s single that first reached the UK Top 5 over a decade after its release. - A song that was once considered inappropriate for BBC airplay because of its pacifist message. - A band that deliberately stopped manufacturing one of its singles to prevent it from matching a long-standing UK chart record. - At 18, this artist held two UK No. 1s at the same time. - An album named simply after the number of studio albums its artist had reached with its release. - An artist who never appeared on the UK charts during their lifetime, but went on to achieve a UK No. 1 after their death. - A Eurovision winner whose winning song didn't reach the UK Top 40 until two years after the victory. - A song that reportedly got a record executive excommunicated by the Vatican. - A male artist whose two highest-charting UK singles were both duets with female artists. Good luck! I hope the quiz won't be too difficult, and please don't be shy about sending in your answers, no matter how many you're sure (or unsure!) about. I learned quite a lot myself while putting these questions together, so hopefully you'll discover a few interesting things along the way too! 😊 Also, don’t forget to sign up to host a quiz if you’d like to, by leaving a comment here. You can send me your answers until Monday, 7 September at 9 PM.

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God, if nothing else, this could have been me 🤣🤣 (just with a different song, since I had submitted Anthem), but maybe not. Either way, I’m really happy about Leonard and jim!!! Congrats! ❤️

I recognise voice from Marillion

They put that on everything, so I just think of it as a universal emoji like 'I’m not gonna tell you what my real reaction is but I will react'

The first artist I submitted was Leonard Cohen, but after five minutes I changed my mind and sent something else. I was actually told that I made the right decision, because Cohen had already been submitted on that first night 😄

It would be better to introduce a rule banning AI generated songs or their parts, than to notice it, allow it, and then let people shame that person for it.

There are genuinely so many great songs. Some are stronger lyrically, some are more emotional, some are more modern... Some of them ended up with no points from me simply because they couldn’t make it into my top 10, whereas in another edition they could easily have ranked much higher. Personally, I’m rooting for my entire top 10 every single one feels like a 12 to me.

God, this was way too hard! I had 22 songs I wanted to give points to, and I feel terrible about the ones I had to leave out.

Will vote soon

It's impossible to vote here

I thought that my song is pop - kind of electro ballad but it seems that is oficially indie disco 🤣 lord

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sent something that I can’t wait the listening through and see the comments 🙏

I definitely want to enter, of course, but the problem is I don’t think anything from what I like is competitive. 😂 So maybe I’ll just submit something for the bottom.

Sure!

Hello, smarties! 🔊 As with previous years, we’ll be bringing another round of quizzes to both the UK Chart Forum and The Lounge. The main quiz season will kick off next week, but we’re opening the sign-up threads now so there’s plenty of time to get organised and grab a slot to host a quiz. I’ll be coordinating the quizzes in the Chart Forum, while @matto will be taking care of the Lounge. @PeteFromLeeds will be keeping track of everyone’s scores and handling the results throughout the quiz season. Since this thread is in the UK Chart Forum, sign-ups here are for quizzes that fit the UK Chart Forum calendar and theme. For anything that feels more at home in The Lounge, please use the corresponding sign-up thread over there. So for this thread, you’re signing up for the quizzes taking place in the odd-numbered weeks (Week 1, Week 3, Week 5, etc.). I’ve also included the even-numbered weeks, when quizzes will be taking place in the Lounge, so you can see what’s coming up there too. This should also make it easier to keep track of the overall schedule - once a quiz in the UK Charts Forum finishes, you’ll know that the next one will be taking place over in the Lounge. We’re really looking forward to seeing your sign-ups and all the fun quiz ideas you’ll be bringing to the season! 🩵 Quiz Schedule: Week 1 (31st August) - @nine¾ (UK Charts) Week 2 (7th September) - @matto (The Lounge) Week 3 (14th September) - @Mangø (UK Charts) Week 4 (21st September) - @DaTilt (The Lounge) Week 5 (28th September) - @nine¾ (UK Charts) Week 6 (5th October) - @Spiceboy (The Lounge) Week 7 (12th October) - @LiamSime (UK Charts) Week 8 (19th October) - Available (The Lounge) Week 9 (26th October) - @Dan17F1 (UK Charts) Week 10 (2nd November) - Available (The Lounge) Overview of the main Quiz formats FAMILY FORTUNES (example: voting thread / results thread) In this quiz, the host asks a series of questions (typically 10 of them) and participants answer each question with what they think the MOST popular response will be. Points are scored based on how many other people gave the same answer as you to each question, so for example if the question is 'name a single by El Chombo' and 15 people responded 'Dame Tu Cosita', each of those people would be given 14 points for that question. Most points wins. POINTLESS (example: voting thread / results thread) This quiz is basically the inverse of Family Fortunes. The host will, again, ask a series of ~10 questions, but here the participants answer each question with what they think the LEAST popular response will be. Points are allocated the same way as in Family Fortunes but here it's the player with the fewest points at the end that wins (so the best answer to a question - a Pointless answer - is one that no other participant answered). There's also the catch that an incorrect answer is penalised by giving the answerer the maximum possible score for that question, i.e. one less than the number of participants (so if there are 31 participants and someone answered the question 'name a winner of the X Factor' with 'Michelle McManus', they would be given 30 points for that question). There have been variations on this theme in the past, such as Pointless with Bonuses and Pointless With A Twist (and Pointless Fortune which combined Pointless with Family Fortunes) NEVER MIND THE BUZZJACKS (example: voting thread / results thread) The host uploads onto SoundCloud/YouTube a series of short (usually instrumental) clips from songs, usually about 20 of them, and participants simply have to name the songs, scoring a point for each one they get right, or a half-point for guessing the right artist. There's also often some kind of bonus questions based on the songs on the side for additional points. Here's a quick guide RabbitFurCoat put together wayyy back in the day with some instructions for uploading a round of NMTBJ onto SoundCloud. ALBUM COVER PUZZLE (example: voting thread / results thread) The host makes a collage of cropped sections from album covers, usually about 20 of them, and participants name the albums that they are taken from. Participants get points for each one they get right - this may just be 1 point per correct answer, or a varying number of points decided by the hosts based on how difficult they think each one is to guess. Like in NMTBJ there may also be bonus questions on the side for additional points. OTHER FORMATS You are also welcome to try other formats out which aren't listed above! Other formats we've had in the past include: Dingbats (courtesy of PeteFromLeeds) Only Connect (courtesy of Suedehead) Emoji Quiz (courtesy of awardinary) Quick Fire Quiz (courtesy of chrissmith276) Song Title Anagrams (courtesy of jimwatts) Answer Smash (courtesy of StoneDragon) Missing Vowels Quiz (courtesy of PeteFromLeeds) So you're welcome to propose something brand new or use one of these alternative formats as well. credit to Bror for putting most of this together originally in 2019 The leaderboard awards 30 points for 1st place, 29 for 2nd, and so on, with only the top 30 players scoring points. Hosts who can’t or choose not to participate in their own quiz will instead receive compensation points based on their average score from the other quizzes. Hosts can still play FF/Pointless, as long as they submit their answers before everyone else.

I’ll probably make the top 10 next time, since I expect to qualify for the final 😂 But if not.....

Wow, congratulations, @Iz様 🌟 😍